NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLERAheartfeltandinspiringmemoirandcelebrationofDeafculturebyNyleDiMarco,actor,producer,two-timerealityshowwinner,andculturaliconoftheinternationalDeafcommunityBeforebecomingtheactor,producer,advocate,andmodelthatpeopleknowtoday,NyleDiMarcowashalfofapairofDeaftwinsborntoamulti-generationalDeaffamilyinQueens,NewYork.Atthehospitalonedayafterhewasborn,Nyle“failed“hisfirsttest--ahearingtest--tothejoyandexcitementofhisparents.Inthisengrossingmemoir,Nylesharesstories,bothheartbreakingandhumorous,ofwhatitmeanstonavigateaworldbuiltforhearingpeople.Fromgrowingupinarough-and-tumblechildhoodinQueenswithhisbigandlovingItalian-Americanfamilytowhereheisnow,Nylehasalwaysbeendriventoexplorebeyondtheboundariesgivenhim.AcollegemathmajorandathleteatGallaudet--thefameduniversityfortheDeafinWashington,DC--Nylewasdrawnasayoungmantoacting,anddoveheadfirstintotherealityshowcompetitionsAmerica’sNextTopModelandDancingwiththeStars--ultimatelywinningbothcompetitions.DeafUtopiaismorethanamemoir,itisaculturalanthem--aproudanddefiantsongofDeafcultureandalovelettertoAmericanSignLanguage,Nyle’sprimarylanguage.ThroughhisstoriesandthoseofhisDeafbrothers,parents,andgrandparents,NyleopensmanywindowsintotheDeafexperience.DeafUtopiaisintimate,suspenseful,hilarious,eye-opening,andsmart--bothamemoirandacelebrationofwhatmakesDeafcultureuniqueandbeautiful.
